There have been 72 Women Cabinet Officers since the first one, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins (1933-1946) was appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and continued in the early months of the Presidency of Harry Truman, therefore the longest serving woman Cabinet officer.
Some have been outstanding in their performance, with only the first two being appointed before 1975. Jimmy Carter was the first to have multiple women appointments. Bill Clinton was the first to have five such appointments, and George W. Bush had six, while Barack Obama had eight, which Donald Trump has matched between his first term and the first year of his second term.
Some have been really outstanding and exceptional, while many have been at least noncontroversial.
But Donald Trump, particularly in his second term, has three such Cabinet members who are outrageously horrific, arrogant, nasty, confrontational, divisive, and many other possible negative images.
These are:
Pam Bondi, Attorney General
Kristi Noem, Secretary of Health And Human Services
Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence
All three have caused outrage, and demands that they resign, be fired, or be impeached, a level of fury never seen before!
Bondi and Noem have appeared before committees in the House of Representatives and Senate, and have infuriated legislators, mostly Democrats, but also some Republicans, with their refusal to take responsibility for their blunders and errors.
The fact that Pam Bondi has NOT apologized to victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and has slow walked releasing many of the Epstein records; and Noem has refused to apologize for the horrific ICE murder of Rene Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota, and labeling them “domestic terrorists”, has caused great outrage.
And Gabbard, as Director of National Intelligence, has been engaged in activities not her position, including interfering in yet another outrageous investigation of the Georgia vote in the Presidential Election of 2020, a sign of the desire of Donald Trump to interfere in the upcoming Midterm Elections of 2026 and the Presidential Election of 2028.
These women Cabinet Officers have no shame and no goal except to be total sycophants to Donald Trump, and all three should be forced out of office by resigning, being fired, or being impeached!
Unfortunately, Trump is testing the limits of our Democracy. How far can our Constitutional Rights be stretched and abused, and will it ever be returned to where it once was?
The resilience of U.S. Democracy is subject to active debate, with evidence showing both significant institutional strain and active societal resistance. The “No Kings” movement is a good example of this. U.S. Citizen’s active participation in peaceful protests along with legal actions of over 600 cases filed against this administration, still showcases a strong defense of rights. Some will argue that democratic backsliding and executive power consolidation indicate a severe crisis, others highlight that the decentralized system, legal challenges, and mobilized civic engagement demonstrate robustness.
Democracy has faced threats, with some indicators showing a shift toward authoritarianism, via the MAGA delusional demographics, and can this be considered reversible?
In the past, the U.S. decentralized electoral system and a legal framework has provided safeguards against overreach. More important today, the non-state sectors like media, universities, and community organizations are viewed as crucial anchors for maintaining democratic norms. We must take a critical look at the decades that removed the checks and balances and how we funded our electoral aspects. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg now hold a combined fortune that exceeds the total wealth of the bottom half of U.S. society. Their wealth has grown significantly since 2020, highlighting massive wealth inequality where the top 1% owns more than the bottom 90%, and they have no qualms of using this wealth to skew our elections into a more unbalanced influence towards themselves.
One can suggest that, while polarization is high, the nation has navigated deeper divisions in the past, such as during the Civil War…. but it is not going to be painless.
Wayne, a great assessment, thanks! 🙂
House panel subpoenas Pam Bondi over handling of Epstein files
https://rollcall.com/2026/03/04/house-panel-subpoenas-pam-bondi-over-handling-of-epstein-files/
Great, but Bondi’s just going to lie and lie and lie some more – under oath.
Judge Orders Government to Begin Refunding More Than $130 Billion in Tariffs
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/judge-orders-government-to-begin-refunding-more-than-130-billion-in-tariffs-fdc1e62c
Laughably absurd.
Justice Dept., Under Pressure From Trump, Fails to Build Autopen Case Against Biden
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/us/politics/trump-biden-autopen.html
GOP anxieties rise in Texas after Talarico victory
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5767763-cornyn-paxton-runoff-trump-pressure/
Trump Is Expected to Endorse Cornyn
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/03/trump-cornyn-endorsement-texas/686232/?gift=4hw0kpXoznWlLknE4UqVG3-OEbZ6sY1Li8diVAFH0kA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana says he won’t seek re-election
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republican-senator-steve-daines-montana-wont-seek-re-election-rcna261847
Totally unacceptable.
Colorado governor likely to grant clemency to election denier Tina Peters, lawyer says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/colorado-governor-tina-peters-election
Obama jumps into campaign for Virginia redistricting amendment
https://richmond.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/article_c2551369-d579-4a27-a9dc-fbdfa420b013.html
Supreme Court of Virginia says redistricting election can proceed
https://roanoke.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/elections/article_03340378-d433-57af-b179-6963a044b1b8.html#tracking-source=home-top-story
Virginia to Join Northeast Public Health Collaborative
https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/virginia-to-join-northeast-public-health-collaborative/
Kristi Noem has been fired.
https://www.ms.now/news/kristi-noem-out-as-homeland-security-secretary
Good riddance to her!
One down, many more to go….Tulsi Gabbard, Pam Bondi, Kash Patel, RFK Jr., Pete Hegseth, etc.
Her replacement is not going to be an improvement.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/good-riddance-to-kristi-noem-her-replacement-wont-be-an-improvement
Trump says he ‘wasn’t thrilled’ with Kristi Noem’s $220M ad campaign on self-deportation
“Trump indicated in a phone call with NBC News that Noem’s dismissal was less about her performance and more about elevating Sen. Markwayne Mullin to his Cabinet.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-was-not-thrilled-kristi-noem-ad-campaign-self-deportation-rcna262050
Senator Markwayne Mullin, who will be taking Kristi Noem’s place, is the guy who tried to start a literal fistfight at a Senate hearing.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/03/markwayne-mullin-trump-dhs-kristi-noem.html
Conservative-led nonprofit Home of the Brave introduced Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to the wider public on Thursday with a brutal montage of some of his most eyebrow-raising moments.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/supercut-markwayne-mullin-new-dhs_n_69aa7e89e4b0bda876a89add?origin=home-latest-news-unit
Senate Democrat Pushes to Investigate Noem for Perjury
“Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said Democrats had evidence to suggest Kristi Noem lied under oath during a Senate hearing on Tuesday.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/noem-perjury-investigation-blumenthal.html
Lock her up!
Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/donald-trump-epstein-files-allegations-00816123
In Texas, Trump flirts with defying his own movement
“The president is looking to endorse a senator he once called a ‘RINO’ over a staunch ally who worked to try to overturn the 2020 election results, dismaying many in his MAGA base.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/06/trump-cornyn-paxton-maga-base/
Lindsey Halligan Is Under Investigation by the Florida Bar
“The actions of Ms. Halligan, who as a U.S. attorney brought criminal cases against President Trump’s enemies, are under review by the organization that licensed her to practice law.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/us/politics/lindsey-halligan-investigation-florida-bar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q1A.zYuN.0jwnZ3l_N5gk&smid=nytcore-ios-share
She absolutely should be disbarred!
Tony Gonzales drops re-election bid after pressure from GOP leadership
https://www.axios.com/2026/03/06/tony-gonzales-drops-re-election-bid-texas-race